Easah Suliman is hoping to secure a loan move away from Aston Villa this month and taste life away from Villa Park for the second time in his career.

Suliman made his first team debut for Villa in August’s Carabao Cup victory over Wigan Athletic - but he wasn’t included in Saturday’s squad defeated by Peterborough United in the FA Cup.

The 19-year-old defender enjoyed a four-month stint at League Two side Cheltenham Town at the beginning of last season and made 12 appearances before returning to B6.

Under-23 manager Kevin MacDonald has been impressed with Suliman’s progress over the last 18 months and the club are now confident he’s ready for League One football.

Oldham Athletic are among a clutch of third tier teams interested in Suliman, who has also been watched at close quarters by Shrewsbury and Northampton this season.

But who are the other Villa whizz kids manager Steve Bruce could let leave this month?

Callum O’Hare

The 19-year-old has been superb for the under-23s this season and appears to have outgrown MacDonald’s side. Bruce has promoted him to the first team but O’Hare’s opportunities to impress have been limited.

He has started all four of Villa’s cup matches and made a further four outings from the bench in the Championship.

Bruce’s preference would be to send him out for a month with a recall option but the new loan rules simply don’t allow for that.

Villa are wary of sending O’Hare out for any length of time due to the ongoing injury issues at Bodymoor Heath.